Fine Arts

Program information

The Fine Arts Associate in Science degree at MVCC is designed to help students in acquiring or refining the traditional technical skills for creating art. It prepares students for transfer to a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts program. In the first year, students take foundation courses in two-dimensional design, three-dimensional design, color theory, and drawing. Students are then introduced to painting, sculpture, and figure drawing, and are encouraged to study each before choosing an area of focus. Fine Art electives are also offered to allow students to further their artistic experience. Students are encouraged to present a portfolio to their advisor during the first week of classes to assist in advisement. A copy of portfolio recommendations can be obtained through the MVCC Admissions Office.

The program prepares the student to:

Exhibit understanding of conceptual and perceptual techniques of art making

Show competency with technical skills in observational mimesis

Demonstrate the necessary hand/eye skills

Demonstrate the necessary cognitive skills

Participate in group critiques among a diverse peer audience

Communicate and speak intelligently about Fine Arts

Make articulate, persuasive and influential critiques of their own and other students work

Successfully translate and identify the correlation between a given project and its application to other Fine Art media

To have knowledge of the relevant anatomy of the human body

Develop a professionally presentable portfolio for freelance

Perform an assessment of client’s needs for creating commissioned work

Attend lectures and discussions available within the local community

Submit work to a juried show

Prepare graduates to successfully transfer to a four-year institution in a related field of study